famous road
Kourtaliotiko Gorge Road
Cliff-hugging Cretan road descending through the Kourtaliotiko Gorge toward Preveli, with vultures wheeling overhead, springs in the canyon floor and Libyan Sea views at the exit.
18 km · about 20 min drive
Crete, Greece · Europe
Rethymno is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Violí Charáki, 18km from Kourtaliotiko Gorge Road.
Rethymno is a town located in Crete, Greece. With a population of 32,468, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Rethymno sits in Greece, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Athens time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Rethymno to your route.
Rethymno (Greek: Ρέθυμνο [ˈreθimno], Italian: Retimo, formerly also Rettimo or Retimno, Latin: Civitas Rethymnæ, Turkish: Resmo) is a city in Greece on the island of Crete. It is the capital of Rethymno regional unit, and has a population of more than 35,000 inhabitants (nearly 40,000 for the municipal unit). It isRead more
believed to have been built on the site of the earlier city of Rhithymna.
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Rethymno is located in Crete, Greece, Europe. The coordinates are 35.3655 latitude, 24.4823 longitude.
Rethymno has a population of approximately 32,468 people, making it a town in Greece.
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famous road
Cliff-hugging Cretan road descending through the Kourtaliotiko Gorge toward Preveli, with vultures wheeling overhead, springs in the canyon floor and Libyan Sea views at the exit.
18 km · about 20 min drive
beach
A dramatic Cretan beach where a palm-lined river meets the Libyan Sea below a gorge, creating an almost tropical setting.
23 km · about 25 min drive
bridge
Vertigo-inducing steel Bailey bridge spanning the 138 m deep Aradena Gorge in Sfakia, southern Crete: planks rattle as you cross, and it doubles as one of Greece's highest bungee-jump sites.
41 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Crete's most beautiful town with a stunning Venetian harbor, a lighthouse, and Ottoman and Venetian architecture layered across centuries.
45 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
A Venetian lighthouse, waterfront tavernas and an Ottoman mosque ring Crete's prettiest old port.
45 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
Europe's longest gorge at 16 km on Crete, a dramatic hike through towering walls down to the Libyan Sea.
48 km · about 55 min drive
museum
One of the greatest museums in Europe, housing the world's finest collection of Minoan art and artifacts from Crete's Bronze Age palaces.
59 km · about 70 min drive
April to October
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